Phrases of the week

As we have watched the MP's expenses saga unfold over the past few days, there are three phrases that come to my mind, and that seem to encapsulate the whole thing.

1. "If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear."

2. "The court of public opinion" (Harriet Harman)

3. "The prospect of hanging concentrates the mind wonderfully." (Dr. Johnson)